Coe-Brown’s Hannah Parker, right, will compete in the 800-meter run Sunday at the New Balance Nationals in Greensboro, N.C. (Democrat file photo)

NORTHWOOD — Hannah Parker is feeling pretty good right now, and that’s great because the fall and winter seasons did not work out health-wise like the Coe-Brown Northwood Academy sophomore wanted.

Parker is headed for the New Balance Nationals Outdoor track and field championships this weekend in Greensboro, N.C. She set a state and a New England record in the 800-meter run last Saturday in Connecticut, and will run in that event Sunday at 4:20 p.m. against the top females in that age division in the country. Parker is seeded fourth.

Parker’s time of 2:06.42 broke a 21-year-old New England record by nearly two seconds.

“It was crazy. I was really excited to race,” said Parker. “It made up for falling last year.”

Competing in the 800 at the New Englands in 2012, Parker took a spill near the finish line, literally falling out of contention and placed seventh.

But not this year.

“We knew she could do it,” said Coe-Brown co-coach Brent Tkaczyk. “She went out and did it. The bar has been raised.”

The loss last year was a good lesson.

“She was in position to win the race,” Tkaczyk. “In the back turn with 100 meters to go there were four girls sprinting for the line and she overstrided and fell down. We weren’t sure how she would react, but she had this little smile on her face and she said, ‘I just fell on the track.’ She was clearly disappointed. But she understood she made a mistake and she learned from it.”

Parker helped Coe-Brown to its best cross country campaign ever last fall — D-II and Meet of Champions winners, second in N.E. — but did so in a subpar state, battling a stomach virus for much of the season.

She plays basketball in the winter, but an injury to her right foot led to her stepping away from that sport by early January to rest up for the spring track and field season.

She’s been spot on since, helping Coe-Brown defend its D-II outdoor title with wins in the 800 and 1,600. She also ran legs of the winning 4x400 and 4x800 relays.

“Right now I’m feeling good,” Parker said. “I think I can do really well at nationals. So I want to try.”

So do her coaches.

“Tim (Cox) and I are tired and we were ready to pull the plug,” said Tkaczyk. “She wanted to go. We never heard her talk about racing like this. And she said ‘I think I can go faster.’ I love the energy in this kid. There’s never a day where it’s a drag to coach her. If she wants to go, we’re going. It’s her trip. This is for her.”

“I don’t know where they’re getting their information, but they feel she’s a real dark horse,” Tkaczyk said. “She’s got a chance. So we’re not going just to go. We actually have a shot at winning.”

Two of the top runners at the race will be Sabrina Southerland of Jamaica, N.Y., and Alexa Efraimson of Camas, Wash. Karina Shepard of Dracut, Mass., who Parker beat in the New Englands, will also be on hand.

“I’m really excited about racing in the nationals,” Parker added. “The competition and just being there makes me really excited.”

Parker will fly down with her dad Saturday and meet up with Cox and Tkaczyk before the race on Sunday.